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Dashavatara to Digital Screens: How Vishnu’s Avatars Shape Indian Politics and Pop Culture Today
Vishnu’s avatars are not relics of the past; they are an active ethical and cultural vocabulary shaping Indian politics, cinema, music, festivals, and civic life. Drawing on the Bhagavata Purana, Ramayana, and Mahabharata, this analysis shows how Rama and Krishna anchor debates on leadership, justice, and welfare without collapsing pluralism. It explains why Ayodhya’s contemporary…
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Adipurush: The Outcome of a Century of Artistic Perversion
Adipurush” receives a scathing critique in this article as a three-hour-long cinematic travesty that has deeply offended many viewers, especially in regions with a strong cultural connection to the Ramayana. The article points out that the movie’s creators, despite being of Indian origin, have displayed disdain for the epic’s cultural and religious significance, reducing it…